Tal Friedman ( he, טל פרידמן; born 20 December 1963) is an Israeli actor, comedian and musician.

Biography

Friedman was born in

Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata ( he, קִרְיַת אָתָא; also Qiryat Ata) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of , 92% of whom were Jewish citizens. History The Early Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, l ...

, Israel, in 1963. His father was a

holocaust survivor Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...

. He served in the

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily i ...

on a missile boat during the

1982 Lebanon War The 1982 Lebanon War, dubbed Operation Peace for Galilee ( he, מבצע שלום הגליל, or מבצע של"ג ''Mivtsa Shlom HaGalil'' or ''Mivtsa Sheleg'') by the Israeli government, later known in Israel as the Lebanon War or the First L ...

. He studied acting at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, where he met

Moshe Furster Moses ( el, Μωϋσῆς),from Latin and Greek Moishe ( yi, משה),from Yiddish Moshe ( he, מֹשֶׁה),from Modern Hebrew or Movses ( Armenian: Մովսես) from Armenian is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to t ...

, with whom he put on his first act, ''Alilot Moshe Ba'ir Hagdola'' (עלילות משה בעיר הגדולה, lit: "Moshe's Adventures in the Big City"). During that time he also performed in several plays. His film appearances include ''Driks' Brother'' (1994), ''Right Back'' (1997), ''Riki Riki'' (2005), ''Joy'' (2005) and ''Schwartz Dynasty'' (2005). He was also the voice of Sid in the Hebrew dubbing of the ''

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'' franchise. His television career began with the "Tal and Moshe" with Furster, followed by a scheduled time in the program ''

Zehu Ze! ''Zehu Ze!'' ( he, זהו זה!, lit. ''This is it!'') is a long-running Israeli entertainment television program, originally produced by Israeli Educational Television (IETV), and broadcast on the Israeli Channel 1 (until 1994) and on Channel ...

'', ''Tzafdina Mearahat'' ("Tzafdina hosting") and ''Shaaruria'' ("Scandal"). In 1999, he began a late night show titled ''Halomot BeHaKitzis'' with

Eyal Kitzis Eyal Kitzis (or Kitsis, he, אייל קיציס; born on 7 January 1969) is an Israeli actor, comedian and TV host. He is currently known for presenting the satirical sketch show '' Eretz Nehederet''. Early life Kitziz was born in Kiryat Ono ...

, and the two moved on to the show ''Heaven or Hell''. In 2004 they both joined the cast of ''

Eretz Nehederet ''Eretz Nehederet'' ( he, ארץ נהדרת; ) is an Israeli prime-time television satirical sketch comedy show, that premiered on Keshet Media Group, Keshet's Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2 in 2003. It features satirical references to current aff ...

''. In 2007, they also cooperated on children's channel Logi. Tal Fridman

Friedman is married to Iris and has three children. He lives in

Kiryat Tiv'on Kiryat Tiv'on ( he, קִרְיַת טִבְעוֹן, also Qiryat Tiv'on) is a town in the Haifa District of Israel, in the hills between the Zvulun (Zebulon) and Jezreel valleys. Kiryat Tiv'on is situated southeast of Haifa, on the main road to ...

. In recent years, he has been leading a band named "Tal Friedman and the

Krayot The Krayot ( he, הקריות, "townships") (plural of ''Kirya'') are a cluster of four small cities and two neighbourhoods of Haifa founded in the 1930s on the outskirts of the city of Haifa, Israel, in the Haifa Bay area. The Krayot include K ...

". He is an amateur meteorologist. Tal appeared on

The Singer in the Mask ''The Singer in the Mask'' ( he, הזמר במסכה, HaZamar b'Masekha) is an Israeli reality singing competition television show based on ''The Masked Singer'' franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show ''King of Mask ...

as the " Krembo", a type of Israeli marshmallow treat, being the first eliminated. In 2015, he played for F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira in the

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gime ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Tal 1963 births Living people Israeli male comedians Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male voice actors Israeli rock singers People from Kiryat Ata Israeli footballers F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira players Association footballers not categorized by position